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D. W. FRAZEE. .Embalming Table.

Patented Feb. 22 1881.

J Nd. 238,038.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID W. FRAZEE, OF SKANEATELES, NEW YORK.

EMBALIVllNG-TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 238,038, dated February 22, 1881.

Application filed August 21, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID W. FRAZEE, of

Skaneateles, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Embalming-Tables, of which the following is a specification.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved embalming-table. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the table.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A is a board formed of veneer, perforated with numerous holes to secure ample ventilation, and stifiened by side and end pieces, a. The board is made in two portions of equal length, united by hinges m, so that they can be folded in compact form.

V b b are the folding legs. 0 is the adjustable foot-rest. (Z is the adjustable head-rest, and e the shoulder-rest. The legs I) are attached by means of pivots a, at their upper ends, which have hearings in the side pieces, a, so that the legs can be folded between the side pieces. The legs, at the upper end, are provided with a hinged brace, f, having a hook, I, for connection to an eye at the under side of crosspieoe a, so that the legs are thereby held in place. The legs at the lower end are fitted with a jointed brace rod, 70, that extends through a socket-tube, t", that is pivoted on the lower cross-piece of board A. The socket tis fitted with a screw for clamping rod 70. By this construction the legs can be adjusted for raising andlowerin g the lower end of board A, and the legs then clamped. i

The foot-rest 0 consists of a T-shaped bar, formed with a foot-piece, which is held between the raised edges of plates 0 c, that are attached to board A, so that the foot-piece can 4.0 be moved endwise of the board. Ascrew and washer, f, are provided for clamping the footrest to the plates 0.

The headmest d is made in a suitably-curved form for receiving the head, and is attached 5 upon a bar that is fitted to slide in an aperture of a metal piece, 9, that is attached to crossbar a. The piece 9 has a clamping-screw, h, tapped into it, to bear on the supporting-bar of the head-rest, so that when adjusted as required the rest can be clamped firmly.

The shoulder-rest 0 consists of a cushion resting loosely across the board A, so that it can be readily placed in the required position. By this construction .the embalming-table is rendered light and portable, and can be readset up with the rests adjusted as required.

The shoulder and foot-rests are especially useful for retaining the body in a natural position.

The board A, when folded, forms a box inclosing the legs, and in which the rests c d 0 can be placed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

An embalming-table consisting of the two equal perforated hinged sections A, with side and end pieces, a, folding legs I), braces f, with the fastenings described, and adjustable 7o rests c d e, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

DAVID W. FRAZEE.

Witnesses O. SEDGWICK, GEO. D. WALKER. 

